Child&#39;s dish



July 24, 1951 H; PoKRAs CHILD'S DISH Filed oct. 2e, 1949 Patented July 24, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,561,594 cHILDs msn Harry Pokras, Los Angeles, Calif., assignor to Merit Products, Inc., Los Angeles, Calif., a corporation of California Application October 28, 1949, Serial No. 124,017

1 Claim.` (Cl. 65-15) This invention relates to an improved form of eating dish for children and is particularly directed to a childs dish which is adapted to retain a toy or some other prize for the child.

The principal object of my invention is to provide a childs dish or bowl which is adapted to retain a toy or other prize which may be received by the child only when he has eaten substantially all of the food in the dish.

Another object of my invention is to provide a childs dish which has a moisture-proof compartment adapted to retain a toy or other `prize in a sanitary manner.

A further object of my invention is to provide a childs dish having a compartment adapted to retain a toy or other prize, which compartment is easily accessible to even very small children.

Other objects and advantages of this invention it is believed Will be apparent from the following detailed description of a preferred embodiment thereof as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a preferred embodiment of my invention.

Figure 2 is a side view thereof.

Figure 3 is a sectional View taken substantially on the line 3-.3 of Figure 1. i

Referring to the drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral I designates a childs dish or bowl, preferably of molded plastic composition. The side walls Il and bottom I2 are supported on cylindrical base I3. Formed integral with the bottom I2 is a chamber I4, provided with tapering walls I 5, bottom I6 and cover I1.

Cover I1 isprovided with tapering ange I8 adapted to forma snug t with walls I5. A depression I9 in bottom I2 provides means of access to the cover I I so that it may be lifted with the linger or other relatively small object. The phantom lines in Figure 3 illustrate the cover I'l in partially open position.

The bottom I2 and cover I'I are convex in shape, as shown in Figure 3. Small portions of uneaten food will tend to gravitate toward the outer portion of the bottom I 2 and, hence the cover I'I may be removed from the chamber I 4 without danger of wetting objects placed therein. From the above description, it will be apparent that I have provided an inexpensive childs dish adapted to retain a prize or reward for the child which may be received only after he has eaten substantially all of the food in the bowl. The reward, which may be in the form of a toy, candy or some other dessert, is placed in the chamber I 4 before the childs food is put into the dish I0. The prospect of the reward will act as an inducement to whet the appetite of the child. When he has finished substantially all of the food, he may then remove the cover I 1 and receive his reward. While I have shown and described a specic embodiment of my invention, I do not limit myself to the exact details of the construction set forth, and the invention embraces such changes, modications and equivalents of the parts and their formation and arrangement as come within the purview of the appended claim.

I claim:

A childs dish comprising in combination: a bowl-shaped member having a bottom section, said bottom section being generally convex in shape; means including tapering walls providing a chamber in said bottom section and centrally thereof; a cover removably associated with said chamber, said cover `having a tapering iiange integral therewith and adapted to form a snug nt with the tapering walls of said chamber; and a depression in said bottom section adjacent said cover whereby removal of the cover is facilitated.

HARRY POKRAS.

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